Latest Fact-checks in State Budget Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Roy Cooper stated on March 8, 2016 in his education plan: "North Carolina spends $855 less per student than it did before the Great Recession, and we have one of the lowest per pupil spending levels in the nation." Don Gaetz stated on March 11, 2016 in Florida Senate floor debate: "We were able to provide $428 million worth of property tax relief." Pat McCrory stated on March 9, 2016 in a post on his Facebook page: "Roy Cooper won't say how he will pay for ‘free’ college tuition." Janet Adkins stated on February 9, 2016 in a House Appropriations Committee meeting: "There is great disparity, tremendous disparity, in the (capital) funding on a per-student basis between our traditional public schools and our charter public schools." John Kasich stated on February 13, 2016 in the Republican debate in Charleston, S.C.: "When Jeb (Bush) was governor, his first four years as governor, his Medicaid program grew twice as fast as mine." American Future Fund stated on January 28, 2016 in a campaign ad: "Kasich’s budget raised taxes by billions, hitting businesses hard and the middle class even harder." Tom Wolf stated on February 9, 2016 in his budget proposal address: If the General Assembly does not address the state's structural deficit, "more than 23,000 education professionals will be immediately yanked out of Pennsylvania schools." John Kasich stated on January 29, 2016 in comments on Fox News: Ohio’s credit rating is "as high as you can get, AA+." Katrina Shankland stated on January 29, 2016 in a news release: "Faced with $1 million in campaign debt," Scott Walker "is unloading his campaign security costs onto the backs of Wisconsin taxpayers." Rick Scott stated on January 20, 2016 in a comment to a Tampa Bay Times reporter: "We've cut taxes 50 times and look what has happened to our revenues. They've grown." Right to Rise stated on February 2, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Ohio Gov. John Kasich had "the worst rating on spending of any governor in the country, Republican or Democrat." David Sweetser stated on January 3, 2016 in an interview: Boston is just 60 minutes away and it’s offering subsidies to developers who can charge higher rent than you can get in Providence while construction costs are more or less equal. As a result, the Boston skyline "is completely dominated by the cranes." Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on January 14, 2016 in a news release: Wisconsin dropped "from second in the country to 41st" among states where more than half the students took the ACT exam. Conservative Solutions PAC stated on January 4, 2016 in an attack ad: Says Chris Christie "instituted an Internet sales tax." Rick Scott stated on January 12, 2016 in his 2016 State of the State address: "For the first time ever, we completely funded the critical needs waiting list so persons with unique abilities can get the help they need." Steven Landes stated on December 24, 2015 in a constituent survey.: Medicaid expansion "could cost the Commonwealth of Virginia over $1 billion a year..." Terry McAuliffe stated on December 17, 2015 in a speech.: "We are taking Virginia’s investment in public education to the highest level in the commonwealth’s history." Scott Walker stated on December 3, 2015 in an interview: "Here in Wisconsin, we've put in previous budgets more money into mental health services than any governor has in the last 25 years." Terry McAuliffe stated on December 10, 2015 in a radio interview.: Says he faced "a record budget deficit" in Virginia in 2014. Terry McAuliffe stated on December 3, 2015 in a news conference.: "Since 2008, we have cut 5,000 positions" from Virginia public schools. Chris Larson stated on November 22, 2015 in an interview: The Milwaukee County executive can sell the public "museum, the airport and the zoo" -- all on his own, without County Board approval Jeff Morales stated on October 29, 2015 in a press conference: "The actual (construction) contracts that we’ve awarded to date have come in several hundred million dollars below estimates." Jennifer Shilling stated on October 1, 2015 in a tweet: "71% of WI’s roads are in poor or mediocre condition and 14% of WI’s bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete." Terry McAuliffe stated on November 2, 2015 in a TV interview.: "When I became governor, I inherited a large deficit. You know what? We just turned that into the largest surplus in Virginia history." Bobby Jindal stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth GOP undercard debate.: "There’s only one of us who’s actually cut government spending -- not two, there’s one and you’re looking at him." Don Francis stated on October 28, 2015 in an interview with Watchdog.org: Electric car sales in Georgia have dropped dramatically since a $5,000 tax credit was eliminated and a $200 annual registration fee was imposed July 1. Chris Koster stated on August 20, 2015 in comments at the Missouri State Fair as quoted by the Columbia Daily Tribune: "Since 2001, higher education in the state has been cut or allowed to erode ... by 35 or 40 percent." Dan Patrick stated on October 19, 2015 in an interview with Neil Cavuto of Fox News: Planned Parenthood is "nothing more than a referral service. … They don’t do anything except profit from killing babies and then selling body parts of those aborted babies." Rick Scott stated on October 14, 2015 in a press conference: "We have the highest funding in (the) K-12 system in the history of the state." Jon Erpenbach stated on September 25, 2015 in an interview: Says Scott Walker "said he wouldn't touch" the state civil service system but now supports overhauling it.
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Roy Cooper stated on March 8, 2016 in his education plan: "North Carolina spends $855 less per student than it did before the Great Recession, and we have one of the lowest per pupil spending levels in the nation." Don Gaetz stated on March 11, 2016 in Florida Senate floor debate: "We were able to provide $428 million worth of property tax relief." Pat McCrory stated on March 9, 2016 in a post on his Facebook page: "Roy Cooper won't say how he will pay for ‘free’ college tuition." Janet Adkins stated on February 9, 2016 in a House Appropriations Committee meeting: "There is great disparity, tremendous disparity, in the (capital) funding on a per-student basis between our traditional public schools and our charter public schools." John Kasich stated on February 13, 2016 in the Republican debate in Charleston, S.C.: "When Jeb (Bush) was governor, his first four years as governor, his Medicaid program grew twice as fast as mine." American Future Fund stated on January 28, 2016 in a campaign ad: "Kasich’s budget raised taxes by billions, hitting businesses hard and the middle class even harder." Tom Wolf stated on February 9, 2016 in his budget proposal address: If the General Assembly does not address the state's structural deficit, "more than 23,000 education professionals will be immediately yanked out of Pennsylvania schools." John Kasich stated on January 29, 2016 in comments on Fox News: Ohio’s credit rating is "as high as you can get, AA+." Katrina Shankland stated on January 29, 2016 in a news release: "Faced with $1 million in campaign debt," Scott Walker "is unloading his campaign security costs onto the backs of Wisconsin taxpayers." Rick Scott stated on January 20, 2016 in a comment to a Tampa Bay Times reporter: "We've cut taxes 50 times and look what has happened to our revenues. They've grown." Right to Rise stated on February 2, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Ohio Gov. John Kasich had "the worst rating on spending of any governor in the country, Republican or Democrat." David Sweetser stated on January 3, 2016 in an interview: Boston is just 60 minutes away and it’s offering subsidies to developers who can charge higher rent than you can get in Providence while construction costs are more or less equal. As a result, the Boston skyline "is completely dominated by the cranes." Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on January 14, 2016 in a news release: Wisconsin dropped "from second in the country to 41st" among states where more than half the students took the ACT exam. Conservative Solutions PAC stated on January 4, 2016 in an attack ad: Says Chris Christie "instituted an Internet sales tax." Rick Scott stated on January 12, 2016 in his 2016 State of the State address: "For the first time ever, we completely funded the critical needs waiting list so persons with unique abilities can get the help they need." Steven Landes stated on December 24, 2015 in a constituent survey.: Medicaid expansion "could cost the Commonwealth of Virginia over $1 billion a year..." Terry McAuliffe stated on December 17, 2015 in a speech.: "We are taking Virginia’s investment in public education to the highest level in the commonwealth’s history." Scott Walker stated on December 3, 2015 in an interview: "Here in Wisconsin, we've put in previous budgets more money into mental health services than any governor has in the last 25 years." Terry McAuliffe stated on December 10, 2015 in a radio interview.: Says he faced "a record budget deficit" in Virginia in 2014. Terry McAuliffe stated on December 3, 2015 in a news conference.: "Since 2008, we have cut 5,000 positions" from Virginia public schools. Chris Larson stated on November 22, 2015 in an interview: The Milwaukee County executive can sell the public "museum, the airport and the zoo" -- all on his own, without County Board approval Jeff Morales stated on October 29, 2015 in a press conference: "The actual (construction) contracts that we’ve awarded to date have come in several hundred million dollars below estimates." Jennifer Shilling stated on October 1, 2015 in a tweet: "71% of WI’s roads are in poor or mediocre condition and 14% of WI’s bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete." Terry McAuliffe stated on November 2, 2015 in a TV interview.: "When I became governor, I inherited a large deficit. You know what? We just turned that into the largest surplus in Virginia history." Bobby Jindal stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth GOP undercard debate.: "There’s only one of us who’s actually cut government spending -- not two, there’s one and you’re looking at him." Don Francis stated on October 28, 2015 in an interview with Watchdog.org: Electric car sales in Georgia have dropped dramatically since a $5,000 tax credit was eliminated and a $200 annual registration fee was imposed July 1. Chris Koster stated on August 20, 2015 in comments at the Missouri State Fair as quoted by the Columbia Daily Tribune: "Since 2001, higher education in the state has been cut or allowed to erode ... by 35 or 40 percent." Dan Patrick stated on October 19, 2015 in an interview with Neil Cavuto of Fox News: Planned Parenthood is "nothing more than a referral service. … They don’t do anything except profit from killing babies and then selling body parts of those aborted babies." Rick Scott stated on October 14, 2015 in a press conference: "We have the highest funding in (the) K-12 system in the history of the state." Jon Erpenbach stated on September 25, 2015 in an interview: Says Scott Walker "said he wouldn't touch" the state civil service system but now supports overhauling it.
Roy Cooper stated on March 8, 2016 in his education plan: "North Carolina spends $855 less per student than it did before the Great Recession, and we have one of the lowest per pupil spending levels in the nation."
Don Gaetz stated on March 11, 2016 in Florida Senate floor debate: "We were able to provide $428 million worth of property tax relief."
Pat McCrory stated on March 9, 2016 in a post on his Facebook page: "Roy Cooper won't say how he will pay for ‘free’ college tuition."
Janet Adkins stated on February 9, 2016 in a House Appropriations Committee meeting: "There is great disparity, tremendous disparity, in the (capital) funding on a per-student basis between our traditional public schools and our charter public schools."
John Kasich stated on February 13, 2016 in the Republican debate in Charleston, S.C.: "When Jeb (Bush) was governor, his first four years as governor, his Medicaid program grew twice as fast as mine."
American Future Fund stated on January 28, 2016 in a campaign ad: "Kasich’s budget raised taxes by billions, hitting businesses hard and the middle class even harder."
Tom Wolf stated on February 9, 2016 in his budget proposal address: If the General Assembly does not address the state's structural deficit, "more than 23,000 education professionals will be immediately yanked out of Pennsylvania schools."
John Kasich stated on January 29, 2016 in comments on Fox News: Ohio’s credit rating is "as high as you can get, AA+."
Katrina Shankland stated on January 29, 2016 in a news release: "Faced with $1 million in campaign debt," Scott Walker "is unloading his campaign security costs onto the backs of Wisconsin taxpayers."
Rick Scott stated on January 20, 2016 in a comment to a Tampa Bay Times reporter: "We've cut taxes 50 times and look what has happened to our revenues. They've grown."
Right to Rise stated on February 2, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Ohio Gov. John Kasich had "the worst rating on spending of any governor in the country, Republican or Democrat."
David Sweetser stated on January 3, 2016 in an interview: Boston is just 60 minutes away and it’s offering subsidies to developers who can charge higher rent than you can get in Providence while construction costs are more or less equal. As a result, the Boston skyline "is completely dominated by the cranes."
Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on January 14, 2016 in a news release: Wisconsin dropped "from second in the country to 41st" among states where more than half the students took the ACT exam.
Conservative Solutions PAC stated on January 4, 2016 in an attack ad: Says Chris Christie "instituted an Internet sales tax."
Rick Scott stated on January 12, 2016 in his 2016 State of the State address: "For the first time ever, we completely funded the critical needs waiting list so persons with unique abilities can get the help they need."
Steven Landes stated on December 24, 2015 in a constituent survey.: Medicaid expansion "could cost the Commonwealth of Virginia over $1 billion a year..."
Terry McAuliffe stated on December 17, 2015 in a speech.: "We are taking Virginia’s investment in public education to the highest level in the commonwealth’s history."
Scott Walker stated on December 3, 2015 in an interview: "Here in Wisconsin, we've put in previous budgets more money into mental health services than any governor has in the last 25 years."
Terry McAuliffe stated on December 10, 2015 in a radio interview.: Says he faced "a record budget deficit" in Virginia in 2014.
Terry McAuliffe stated on December 3, 2015 in a news conference.: "Since 2008, we have cut 5,000 positions" from Virginia public schools.
Chris Larson stated on November 22, 2015 in an interview: The Milwaukee County executive can sell the public "museum, the airport and the zoo" -- all on his own, without County Board approval
Jeff Morales stated on October 29, 2015 in a press conference: "The actual (construction) contracts that we’ve awarded to date have come in several hundred million dollars below estimates."
Jennifer Shilling stated on October 1, 2015 in a tweet: "71% of WI’s roads are in poor or mediocre condition and 14% of WI’s bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete."
Terry McAuliffe stated on November 2, 2015 in a TV interview.: "When I became governor, I inherited a large deficit. You know what? We just turned that into the largest surplus in Virginia history."
Bobby Jindal stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth GOP undercard debate.: "There’s only one of us who’s actually cut government spending -- not two, there’s one and you’re looking at him."
Don Francis stated on October 28, 2015 in an interview with Watchdog.org: Electric car sales in Georgia have dropped dramatically since a $5,000 tax credit was eliminated and a $200 annual registration fee was imposed July 1.
Chris Koster stated on August 20, 2015 in comments at the Missouri State Fair as quoted by the Columbia Daily Tribune: "Since 2001, higher education in the state has been cut or allowed to erode ... by 35 or 40 percent."
Dan Patrick stated on October 19, 2015 in an interview with Neil Cavuto of Fox News: Planned Parenthood is "nothing more than a referral service. … They don’t do anything except profit from killing babies and then selling body parts of those aborted babies."
Rick Scott stated on October 14, 2015 in a press conference: "We have the highest funding in (the) K-12 system in the history of the state."
Jon Erpenbach stated on September 25, 2015 in an interview: Says Scott Walker "said he wouldn't touch" the state civil service system but now supports overhauling it.
